hatred

noun

ha·​tred ˈhā-trəd 

1

: extreme dislike or disgust : hate

2

: ill will or resentment that is usually mutual : prejudiced hostility or animosity

old racial prejudices and national hatreds

—Peter Thomson

Synonyms

• abhorrence
• abomination
• detestation
• execration
• hate
• loathing

Examples of hatred in a Sentence

He had an irrational fear and hatred of foreigners.

She makes no attempt to conceal her hatred for her opponents.

This troubled city is filled with hatred, prejudice, crime, and fear.

The war was fueled by hatreds that were centuries old.

Recent Examples on the Web

As an intimacy grows between Cassie and Bryan, Berryman again dances with shadows of Blanche and Stanley, but with all the hatred removed, the poisons of class and time and gender drained away. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024

The hatred isn’t just coming from anonymous fringe posters either. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024

At last weekend's rally in Madison Square Garden, the hatred brimmed to where even the straight media couldn't ignore it. —Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024

In its compact collection of eleven tracks, the album distills a spectrum of emotions — pain, joy, hatred, longing. —Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English hatrede, from hate hate entry 1 + -rede, suffix denoting state or quality, going back to Old English -rǣden — more at kindred entry 2

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing hatred

• self-hatred

Kids Definition

hatred

noun

ha·​tred ˈhā-trəd 

: hate entry 1 sense 1